Import/export HS code 843340: Straw or fodder balers

Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 22,582,434
Belgium 9,957,816
Hungary 9,547,615
Netherlands 9,033,094
Germany 8,657,376

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 12,593,150 9,989,284 -2,603,866
Belgium 6,192,923 3,764,893 -2,428,030
Hungary 3,931,414 5,616,201 +1,684,787
Netherlands 4,866,856 4,166,238 -700,618
Germany 4,427,593 4,229,783 -197,810
France 4,199,816 4,186,374 -13,442
Poland 483,605 340,112 -143,493
Canada 511,390 256,155 -255,235
Norway 0 736,111 +736,111
Italy 490,885 229,113 -261,772

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 14,251,946
Hungary 9,646,167
Germany 9,236,236
France 9,070,810
China 7,679,685

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 7,269,361 6,982,585 -286,776
Hungary 3,986,245 5,659,922 +1,673,677
Germany 4,743,863 4,492,373 -251,490
France 4,886,787 4,184,023 -702,764
China 4,200,880 3,478,805 -722,075
United States 3,834,894 1,660,188 -2,174,706
Belgium 2,480,665 2,503,527 +22,862
Norway 0 998,256 +998,256
Poland 454,775 340,112 -114,663
Canada 537,168 256,155 -281,013

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 2
Inner London - West 2

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Suffolk 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,393,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,715,011
Other 8,526,024
Road transport 55,809
Air transport 55,535

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,111,223 26,282,299 +171,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,608,872 5,106,139 -2,502,733
Other 5,103,082 3,422,942 -1,680,140
Road transport 55,809 0 -55,809
Air transport 8,523 47,012 +38,489

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 19,723,493
Immingham Docks 14,305,509
000 8,526,024
Holyhead 7,290,100
Felixstowe 6,365,986

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 9,593,214 10,130,279 +537,065
Immingham Docks 7,327,310 6,978,199 -349,111
000 5,103,082 3,422,942 -1,680,140
Holyhead 3,607,518 3,682,582 +75,064
Felixstowe 2,865,608 3,500,378 +634,770
Milford 1,619,769 2,712,923 +1,093,154
London 2,282,744 1,832,795 -449,949
Liverpool Docks 1,753,052 418,032 -1,335,020
Killingholme 1,205,533 451,135 -754,398
Harwich 544,483 278,374 -266,109

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 8

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 12
54m+ 10
0-1m 6
15m-54m 4
Other 2

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Norway 9,106,484
Ireland 3,408,854
Netherlands 2,354,304
United States 1,896,009
France 1,565,719

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Norway 5,023,292 4,083,192 -940,100
Ireland 2,049,731 1,359,123 -690,608
Netherlands 239,238 2,115,066 +1,875,828
United States 1,661,562 234,447 -1,427,115
France 363,637 1,202,082 +838,445
Thailand 473,065 944,075 +471,010
Belgium 1,031,038 116,719 -914,319
Turkey 636,901 275,380 -361,521
Germany 29,583 800,780 +771,197
Bulgaria 427,623 243,794 -183,829

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 1,928,355
Ireland 649,079
France 96,069
Netherlands 63,743
Germany 27,861

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 1,236,118 692,237 -543,881
Ireland 446,040 203,039 -243,001
France 37,194 58,875 +21,681
Netherlands 0 63,743 +63,743
Germany 0 27,861 +27,861
Greece 18,176 0 -18,176

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,771,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,605,702
Other 2,821,608
Air transport 26,472

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,444,087 6,327,338 -4,116,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,523,912 6,081,790 +2,557,878
Other 1,775,853 1,045,755 -730,098
Air transport 16,242 10,230 -6,012

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,534,389
Southampton 3,047,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,834,266
000 2,821,608
Belfast Port 2,078,792

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 5,330,230 5,204,159 -126,071
Southampton 2,258,097 789,545 -1,468,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,696,329 1,137,937 -558,392
000 1,775,853 1,045,755 -730,098
Belfast Port 13,000 2,065,792 +2,052,792
Liverpool Docks 1,711,498 338,138 -1,373,360
London 1,019,085 116,059 -903,026
Harwich 471,092 490,132 +19,040
Dover 119,950 839,929 +719,979
London Gateway Port 498,138 228,538 -269,600

Quick facts

HS code: 843340

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales